The Southern Alps Ride Tour

The Southern Alps Tour is a fully catered 5 day stage bike tour through the South Island of New Zealand. This tour changes each year, meaning that in a 3 year period you will ride/race the length of the South Island of New Zealand. It was designed by riders for riders. This tour and specific ride days are put together so you can not only push your limits (no matter what your ability) but you get to do it with your close friends or loved ones or those great mates you have made along the way.
This tour is pitched at the weekend warrior/club racer that would like to experience what it would be like to
1) Ride the length of the South Island
2) Race the Tour De France.
We cater for all grades A –D and we look to make the Southern Alps Tours a mix of racing and neutral group riding. It is also run as a team event, consisting of 4 riders. We really emphasise the team aspect.
Jerseys are awarded each night for grades A-B, the 4 tour jerseys awarded are KOM (king of the mountain), Sprint, MAR (most aggressive rider) and GC (general classification) with C-D having a more social pitch to them KOM, GC, vets GC and the always popular MVP. There is also team time trial – TTT.

We pride ourselves on organising a fantastic tour that will leave you with memories that will last a life time. All the accommodation and food supplied is the finest for the region. We have fantastic sponsors on board and you will receive some of their goodies… But most of all we have the BEST Support crew available.

This is how some of our customers described our last tour

“a perfect mix of racing, riding, socialising and meeting new people, scenery – just awesome.”
“The tour was everything I imagined,”
“perfect mix of tight organisation and loose social.”
“I had a blast, it was right up there with the best riding experiences I’ve ever had”
“Truly amazing”
“We loved the event, awesome fun, great people and awesome organisation from you and your team.”
Some come along and enjoy the best riding in NZ and feel what it is like to ride in a 5 star bike tour.

Event Nutrition

All course nutrition is supplied by our sponsor High 5, this includes but it is not limited to electrolyte, gels, bars and recovery at the end of each day. we will also have product from Cookie time, EM’s cookies and OSM

Probably the most anticipated day of the tour! starting with a chartered flight into the Milford Sounds where you will collect your bike, and then proceed to ride back to Te Anau through the Homer Tunnel and then along one of the best stretches of road Southland has to offer.